Thiruvananthapuram∙ The cabinet meeting has decided to recommend to the governor to convene the assembly session from December 5. A bill to remove the governor from the post of chancellor of universities will be introduced in the assembly. The government has sent the ordinance to the governor for consideration to remove the governor from the post of chancellor. The governor has not taken a decision on the ordinance issue. The Governor’s position is that it will be sent to the President for his consideration as it is a matter that affects him. If the assembly is allowed, the ordinance will become irrelevant.
Earlier, the cabinet meeting decided to remove the provision that the person holding the post of governor should also be the chancellor of the universities of the state through the ordinance. It was also decided to amend the rules of all universities for this purpose. The government took the decision following considering the recommendations of the Poonchi Commission report that it would not be appropriate to appoint the governor as the head of the university as the chancellor, who has to fulfill the duties assigned to him by the constitution. The Commission was of the opinion that the post of Governor-Chancellor should be avoided. In the cabinet meeting, it was expressed that eminent persons who uphold high academic values should be appointed as chancellors of universities. The cabinet meeting had also assessed that it would be beneficial to have persons with expertise in the field of higher education at the head of the universities to transform the higher education centers into centers of excellence of international standards.
The Chancellor shall have no salary and other special emoluments. All power and office will be granted in the University. Kerala, MG, Calicut, Kannur, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Sree Narayana and other universities dealing with similar subjects are being considered to appoint one person as Chancellor. Meanwhile, technical, digital, health, veterinary, fisheries, agriculture and CUSAT universities will find experts in their respective subjects.
English Summary: Kerala legislative assembly session
